TEST REPORT JANUARY 2009

Consumer notebook and desktop systems: Time savings from upgrading to current models

Executive summary ® Corporation (Intel) commissioned Principled KEY FINDINGS Technologies (PT) to measure and compare three desktop z When importing and burning video to DVD, and three notebook computers performing the following upgrading from the 2005 standard notebook custom projects: to the 2008 standard notebook saved 2 hours • Importing and burning AVCHD video to DVD and 25 minutes; upgrading to the 2008 high- (Project 1) end notebook saved 2 hours and 33 minutes. • Importing, resizing, and burning photo images to Upgrading from the 2005 standard desktop to CD (Project 2) the 2008 standard desktop saved 57 minutes; • Copying a DVD to iPod touch (Project 3) upgrading to the 2008 high-end desktop • Watching streaming high-definition video on PC saved 1 hour and 10 minutes (see Figures 1 (Project 4) through 3).

We tested three categories of notebook and desktop z When copying a DVD to iPod touch, computer: upgrading from the 2005 standard notebook • 2005 standard shipping configuration (2005 to the 2008 standard notebook saved 1 hour standard) and 9 minutes; upgrading to the 2008 high- • 2008 standard shipping configuration (2008 end notebook saved 1 hour and 15 minutes. standard) Upgrading from the 2005 standard desktop to the 2008 standard desktop saved 37 minutes; • 2008 maximum shipping configuration—featuring upgrading to the 2008 high-end desktop increased processor speed, hard drive size, saved 43 minutes (see Figures 1 through 3). memory, and video card power (2008 high-end) z Only the 2008 systems could acceptably play Our goal was to measure the increase in speed that the streaming high-definition video (see Figure 4.) latest generation of processors brought to our custom projects. We chose these projects because they represent realistic testing Time to complete Projects 1, 2, and 3 on notebook systems scenarios that 250 commonly occur within consumer households. We 200 2005 standard provide details on notebook the projects in the Project scenarios 150 section. 2008 standard As the Key notebook Findings state and Minutes 100 the Test results show in detail, 2008 high-end upgrading from the notebook 50 2005 desktop or notebook system to either of the two 0 2008 systems Project 1: Project 2: Project 3: yielded Import video Import, resize, Copy DVD to considerable time and burn to DVD and burn photos iPod Touch to CD savings in completing the tasks. Upgrading Figure 1. Median time, in minutes, the three notebook systems we tested took to complete Projects 1, 2, these systems and 3. Lower numbers, indicating shorter times, are better. also made it possible to Time to complete Projects 1, 2, and 3 on desktop systems acceptably view and 120 listen to streaming high-definition video; the four 2008 100 2005 standard systems provided desktop very good or perfect 80 video and audio quality while the 2008 standard 60 2005 notebook desktop provided slideshow- Minutes like playback and 40 the 2005 desktop 2008 high-end provided very good desktop 20 audio but unwatchable video playback. 0 Project 1: Project 2: Project 3: Import video Import, resize, Copy DVD to The Applications and burn to DVD and burn photos iPod Touch and Methodology to CD sections provide details on our tests Figure 2. Median time, in minutes, the three desktop systems we tested took to complete Projects 1, 2, and the applications and 3. Lower numbers, indicating shorter times, are better. we used. Appendix A provides system disclosure information.

Test results Figure 3 shows the median times the six systems we tested took to complete three scenarios. (We conducted each test three times and report the median time.)

Notebook systems Desktop systems Project 2005 2008 2008 2005 2008 2008 standard standard high-end standard standard high-end Project 1: Total time to import video 3 hours 1 hour 1 hour 51 minutes 39 minutes 26 minutes from camera and burn to DVD 25 minutes 0 minutes 36 minutes Project 2: Total time to import photos from camera, fix red eye, resize, and 13 minutes 9 minutes 8 minutes 8 minutes 6 minutes 6 minutes burn to CD Project 3: Total time to copy DVD to 1 hour 1 hour 33 minutes 27 minutes 23 minutes 17 minutes iPod touch 42 minutes 1 minute

Figure 3: Median times the six systems we tested took to complete three scenarios. Lower numbers, indicating shorter times, are better.

When importing and burning video to DVD (Project 1), upgrading from the 2005 standard notebook to the 2008 standard notebook saved 2 hours and 25 minutes; upgrading to the 2008 high-end 2005 notebook saved 2 hours and 33 minutes. Upgrading from the 2005 standard desktop to the 2008 standard desktop saved 57 minutes; upgrading to the 2008 high-end desktop saved 1 hour and 10 minutes.

When importing photos from camera, fixing red eye, resizing, and burning to CD (Project 2), upgrading from the 2005 standard notebook to the 2008 standard notebook saved 4 minutes; upgrading to the 2008 high-end notebook saved 5 minutes. Upgrading from the 2005 standard desktop to either the 2008 standard desktop or the 2008 high-end desktop saved 2 minutes.

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When copying a DVD to iPod touch (Project 3), upgrading from the 2005 standard notebook to the 2008 standard notebook saved 1 hour and 9 minutes; upgrading to the 2008 high-end notebook saved 1 hour and 15 minutes. Upgrading from the 2005 standard desktop to the 2008 standard desktop saved 37 minutes; upgrading to the 2008 high-end desktop saved 43 minutes.

Figure 4 shows the median qualitative ratings for watching streaming video on the six systems we tested, and Figure 5 shows the assessment scales we used. As Figure 4 shows, all of the 2008 systems produced very good or perfect video and audio, while the 2005 standard desktop produced very listenable audio but unwatchable video, and the 2005 standard notebook provided slideshow-like playback.

Notebook systems Desktop systems Watch streaming high-definition Internet video 2005 2008 2008 2005 2008 2008 standard standard high-end standard standard high-end Video rating 1 4 4 2 5 5 Audio rating 1 5 5 4 5 5

Figure 4: Median qualitative ratings for watching streaming video on the six systems we tested. Higher scores, indicating better quality (see Figure 5), are better.

Video playback assessment scale Audio playback assessment scale 5 = Perfect picture quality (HD quality) 5 = Perfect sound quality (CD quality) 4 = Occasional jitter but very watchable 4 = Occasional sound oddity (pop, boing, dropout) but very listenable 3 = Noticeable jitter but still watchable 3 = Noticeable sound oddities but still listenable 2 = Bad jitter or unwatchable 2 = Many sound oddities or hard-to-understand speech, unlistenable 1 = Slideshow or no playback 1 = Complete breaks in sound or no sound

Figure 5: Video and audio playback assessment scales.

Project scenarios We created a realistic home scenario to illustrate the benefits of an upgraded PC in consumer functions. Our scenario involves four members of the Anderson family. Susan Anderson is a social worker who is training for the Boston Marathon. Her husband, Tom, is a police officer. They have two children, 16-year-old Ashley and 13-year- old Charles, and a pet rabbit. The family shares one computer, which they keep in their living room.

The scenario includes the following projects, each of which involves a different member of the family.

• Project 1: For a school project on animal behavior, Charles uses the family’s video camera to record their pet rabbit in its cage; he then saves the video to DVD. • Project 2: After receiving a digital camera for her birthday, Ashley takes photos at her party and saves them on a CD to share with her friends. • Project 3: After receiving a DVD of the Boston Marathon as a gift, Susan copies it to her iPod touch so that she can watch it during her daily bus commute. • Project 4: As he tries to select a movie for the family to see together, Tom goes online to view the trailer.

Each of these projects involves a number of basic operations, such as opening, editing, and closing files. The results of the scenario are the response times for each of these operations. The number of timed operations in each project ranges from one to three and depends on the complexity of the project. We used realistic operations and content for all tests. The Scenario descriptions section provides more details on each project, the files it uses, and the operations we timed.

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Project 1: Importing and burning AVCHD video to DVD Story summary For a school project on animal behavior, Charles uses the family’s Sony HDR-SR1 video camera to record their pet rabbit in its cage. Using Adobe Premiere Elements 7, he transfers the video to the computer’s hard drive and then burns it to a DVD-R. Applications z Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Content • One audio and video compression for high definition (AVCHD) file: • File size: 1.72 GB (1,855,684,508 bytes) • Length: 20 minutes, 0 seconds Timed operations z Adobe Premiere Elements 7 importing the video from the camera to the hard drive z Adobe Premiere Elements 7 burning the video to the DVD-R

Project 2: Importing, resizing, and burning photo images to CD Story summary After receiving a Canon PowerShot SD870 IS digital camera for her birthday, Ashley takes photos at her party and saves them on a CD to share with her friends. Using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7, she transfers the photos to the computer’s hard drive; auto fixes redeye, resizes them, and then burns them to a CD-R. Applications z Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 Content • 75 10-megapixel JPEG images: • File size: 2.10 MB (2,205,129 bytes) to 5.60 MB (5,874,999 bytes) • JPEG resolution: 3,648 x 2,736 • Folder size: 320 MB (336,428,581 bytes) Timed operations z Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 importing the photos from the camera to the hard drive z Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 resizing the photos z Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 burning the photos to a CD-R

Project 3: Copying a DVD to iPod touch Story summary After receiving a DVD of the Boston Marathon as a gift, Susan copies it to her iPod touch so that she can watch it during her daily bus commute. Using CloneDVD Mobile, she copies the video to her hard drive. She then uses iTunes 8 to synchronize the resulting movie output file to her iPod touch. Applications z CloneDVD Mobile z iTunes 8 Content • Boston Marathon Raw Video DVD consisting of 3 chapters: • Chapter 1: Raw footage from US Women’s Olympic Trials (24:14) • Chapter 2: Raw footage from 2008 Boston Marathon (pre-race and first half) (25:20) • Chapter 3: Raw footage from 2008 Boston Marathon (second half and finish) (21:01) • Video_TS properties: • Size: 4.00 GB (4,297,928,704 bytes)

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• Contains: 18 files, 0 folders Timed operations z CloneDVD creating the video file from the DVD z CloneDVD post processing the movie output file z iTunes 8 syncing the resulting movie output file to iPod touch

Project 4: Watching streaming high-definition Internet video on PC Story summary As he selects a movie for the family to see together, Tom decides to view the HD version of the trailer for Watchmen, a movie his son recommended. To do so, he goes online via his Linksys WRT600N Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link. He opens Internet Explorer and visits www.fancast.com to locate the trailer. Once he has done so, he views it using Adobe Flash Player. Applications z Microsoft Internet Explorer z Adobe Flash Player Content z Watchmen: HD Trailer 1 at www.fancast.com

Methodology Importing and burning AVCHD video to DVD PT used a Sony HDR-SR1 video camera to create the Audio and Video Compression for High Definition (AVCHD) file. The file has the following key characteristics: • File size: 1.72 GB (1,855,684,508 bytes) • Length: 20 minutes, 0 seconds PT used Adobe Premiere Elements 7 to import and burn the AVCHD video camera footage. Setting up the test 1. Reset the system to the base test image. 2. Install Premiere Elements 7: a. Insert the Adobe Premiere Elements 7 DVD. b. Click Run AutoPlay.exe. c. Click Install Adobe Premiere Elements 7. d. Select English, and click OK. e. At the Welcome screen, click Next. f. At the Adobe License Agreement screen, click Accept. g. At the Customer Information screen, enter the serial number and country, and click Next. h. At the Choose your default TV format screen, select NTSC, and click Next. i. At the Setup Type screen, select Complete, and click Next. j. At the Destination Folder screen, leave the default C:\ drive selected, and click Next. k. At the Ready to Install screen, click Install. l. At the Installation Completed screen, click Finish. 3. At the Reboot prompt, reboot the system. Running the test 1. After the system reboots, wait 10 minutes. 2. Connect the Sony HDR-SR1 video camera via USB to the system. 3. Close AutoPlay. 4. Launch Premiere Elements 7 by double-clicking the desktop icon. 5. Click New Project. 6. Click Change Settings. 7. Select NTSCÆAVCHDÆHD 1080i 30, and click OK.

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8. Name the project, assign the save directory, and click OK. 9. Click Get Media. 10. Click AVCHD or other hard disk/memory camcorder. 11. From the Get Media drop-down menu, select Camera or Card Reader. 12. From the Rename Files drop-down menu, select Custom Name. 13. Type Test in the Enter custom name here dialog box. 14. Simultaneously click Get Media and start the stopwatch. 15. An Importing progress bar appears, followed immediately by an Adding Media progress bar. When the Adding Media progress bar disappears, stop the stopwatch, and record your results. 16. Allow Conforming Test to finish. 17. Click Instant Movie. 18. Drag and drop the AVCHD files to the Sceneline at the bottom of the screen. 19. Insert a blank DVD-R into the system’s CD/DVD-RW drive. 20. Close AutoPlay. 21. Click Share. 22. Click Disc. 23. Enter a name for the DVD-R. 24. Simultaneously click Burn and start the stopwatch. A progress bar will appear. 25. When the Burn Completed dialog appears, stop the stopwatch, and record your results. 26. Click Done. 27. Close Premiere. Choose No to save changes. 28. Delete the encoded file from the save directory. 29. Empty the Recycle Bin. 30. Repeat these steps four more times, rebooting between runs. We report the times, in seconds, that Premiere Elements 7 took to import the AVCHD file from the video camera and burn the file to DVD. Lower times indicate faster performance and are therefore better. Importing, resizing, and burning photo images to CD PT used a Canon PowerShot SD870 IS camera to create the 75 10-megapixel JPEG images. They have the following key characteristics: • File size: 2.10 MB (2,205,129 bytes) to 5.60 MB (5,874,999 bytes) • JPEG resolution: 3,648 x 2,736 • Folder size: 320 MB (336,428,581 bytes) PT used Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 to resize and burn the photos. Setting up the test 1. Reset the system to the base test image. 2. Install Photoshop Elements 7: a. Insert the Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 DVD. b. Click Run AutoPlay.exe. c. Click Install Adobe Photoshop Elements 7. d. At the Welcome screen, click Next. e. At the Adobe License Agreement screen, click Accept. f. At the Product Serialization screen, enter the serial number, and click Next. g. At the Destination Folder screen, leave the default C:\ drive selected, and click Next. h. At the Ready to Install screen, click Install. i. At the Installation Completed screen, click Finish. j. Click Yes to restart the system. 4. Launch Photoshop Elements 7 by double-clicking the desktop icon. 5. Click Organize. 6. At the Photoshop Elements Organizer dialog, click No. 7. At the Adobe Updater dialog, click Cancel. 8. Exit Photoshop Elements 7. 9. Reboot the system.

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Running the test 1. After the system reboots, wait 10 minutes. 2. Connect the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS camera via USB to the system. 3. At the AutoPlay prompt, click Organize and Edit using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0. 4. Click Advanced. 5. From the Rename Files drop-down menu, select Custom Name. 6. Type Test in the Enter custom name here dialog box. 7. Under Advanced Options, check Automatically Fix Red Eyes. 8. Simultaneously click Get Photos and start the stopwatch. 9. A progress bar appears. When the progress bar disappears, stop the stopwatch, and record your results. 10. Photoshop Elements 7 automatically launches. 11. When the Fixing red eye progress bar appears, start the stopwatch. 12. When the Fixing red eye progress bar disappears, stop the stopwatch, and record your results. 13. At the Photoshop Elements dialog, check Don’t show me this again, and click OK. 14. Click the first JPEG, and press Ctrl+A to select all photos. 15. Allow Generating Thumbnails to finish. 16. Open the Export dialog by pressing Ctrl+E. 17. Select JPEG file type. 18. From the Photo Size drop-down menu, select 1,024 x 768. 19. Set the Quality Level to 5. 20. Simultaneously click Export and start the stopwatch. A progress bar will appear. 21. When Photoshop Elements 7 has finished resizing all the photos, it displays a You have successfully exported 75 files dialog. When that happens, stop the stopwatch, and record your results. DO NOT check Don’t show again. 22. Click OK. 23. Insert a blank CD-R into the system’s CD/DVD-RW drive. 24. Close AutoPlay. 25. In Photoshop Elements 7, click FileÆMake a CD/DVD. 26. Select the Destination CD/DVD-RW drive. 27. Enter a name for the CD-R. 28. Simultaneously click OK and start the stopwatch. A progress bar will appear. 29. When the Verify Disc dialog appears, stop the stopwatch, and record your results. 30. Click Don’t Verify. 31. When the Disc one is done prompt appears, click OK. 32. Delete all the edited JPEG images from the Photos workload directory. 33. Empty the Recycle Bin. 34. Repeat these steps four more times, rebooting between runs. We report the time, in seconds, that Photoshop Elements 7 took to import the files from the camera, automatically fix red eye, resize and export the files, and burn the files to CD. Lower times indicate faster performance and are therefore better. Copying a DVD to iPod touch PT used CloneDVD Mobile to copy and post-process the Intel-provided DVD, and used iTunes 8 to synchronize the resulting movie output file to iPod touch. Setting up the test 1. Reset the system to the base test image. 2. Download and install iTunes 8 with the following settings from www.apple.com/itunes/download/. a. At the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Next. b. At the License Agreement screen, select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and click Next. c. At the Choose iTunes Installer Options screen, uncheck Automatically update iTunes and other Apple software, and click Install. d. At the Congratulations screen, click Finish. e. At the License Agreement screen, click Agree. f. At the Welcome to iTunes screen, click Next. g. At the Find Music Files screen, uncheck both the Add MP3 and AAC files option and the Add WMA

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files option, and click Next. h. At the Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized screen, select No, I’ll change the file and folder names myself, and click Next. i. At the Download Album Artwork screen, click Next. j. At the iTunes Music Store screen, select No, take me to my iTunes Library, and click Finish. k. Connect the iPod touch device. l. Under the Summary tab, check Manually manage music and videos. m. Click Apply. n. With the iPod touch content empty, eject the iPod touch. o. Exit iTunes. 3. Download and install CloneDVD Mobile with the following settings from http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html. a. At the Installation Options screen, click Next. b. At the Installation Directory screen, click Install. c. At the Setup Complete screen, click Close. 4. Reboot the system. Running the test 1. After the system reboots, wait 10 minutes. 2. Insert the DVD into the DVD-ROM. 3. Close AutoPlay. 4. Launch CloneDVD Mobile by double-clicking the desktop icon. 5. At the evaluation dialog, click Continue. 6. At the Where do you want to copy today screen, select Apple iPod touch, and click Next. 7. Click Browse, select the DVD video files, and click OK. 8. Click Next. 9. At the Audio and Subtitle Settings, accept the defaults, and click Next. 10. At the Output Method screen, slide the slider bar to the maximum video quality. 11. Click Go, and name the file. 12. Simultaneously click Save and start the stopwatch. 13. A Progress bar appears. When CloneDVD has created the video file, stop the stopwatch, and record your results. 14. A Post processing output file dialog immediately appears. 15. Start the stopwatch. 16. When the Post processing output file dialog says Creation of media file was successful, stop the stopwatch, and record your results. 17. Click OK. 18. Close CloneDVD Mobile. 19. Connect the iPod touch device. iTunes automatically launches. 20. Select Movie Library, located in the left column. 21. From the upper menu, click FileÆAdd File to Library. 22. Browse to the movie file directory, select it, and click Open. 23. Simultaneously drag the movie file to the iPod touch device and start the stopwatch. 24. A Progress bar appears. When iTunes has synced the movie, stop the stopwatch, and record your results. 25. Delete the movie output file from the iTunes library and from the iPod touch device. 26. Check Do not ask me again, and click Remove. 27. Click Move to Recycle Bin. 28. Empty the Recycle Bin. 29. Repeat these steps four more times, rebooting between runs. We report the times, in seconds, that CloneDVD took to convert and post process the digital copy to MPEG-4 format, and the time iTunes took to sync the MPEG-4 file to the iPod touch device. Lower times indicate faster performance and are therefore better. .

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Watching streaming high-definition Internet video on a PC PT used Adobe Flash Player to play the streaming high-definition Internet video. PT chose the HD movie trailer. Note that the 2005 standard notebook connected to the Linksys WRT600N Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link via its 802.11g network adapter and the 2008 systems connected via their 802.11n network adapters. All three desktops connected via their Gigabit Ethernet adapters. PT used the following assessment scales to assess the subjective user experience: Video playback assessment scale 5 = Perfect picture quality (HD quality) 4 = Occasional jitter but very watchable 3 = Noticeable jitter but still watchable 2 = Bad jitter or unwatchable 1 = Slideshow or no playback Audio playback assessment scale 5 = Perfect sound quality (CD quality) 4 = Occasional sound oddity (pop, boing, dropout) but very listenable 3 = Noticeable sound oddities but still listenable 2 = Many sound oddities or hard-to-understand speech, unlistenable 1 = Complete breaks in sound or no sound Setting up the test 1. Reset the system to the base test image. 2. Download and install Adobe Flash Player with the following settings from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?promoid=DXLUJ. a. Uncheck Install Free Google Toolbar. b. Click Agree and install now. c. Click Install ActiveX Control. d. Click Install. 3. Go to http://www.timewarnercable.com/Carolinas/products/speedtest.html, and note download bandwidth. Verify download bandwidth is 6 Mbs or greater. 4. Reboot the system. Running the test 1. After the system reboots, wait 10 minutes. 2. Open a browser window by clicking StartÆAll ProgramsÆInternet Explorer. 3. In the Address line, type www.fancast.com, and press Enter. 4. Type HD in the search bar. 5. Click Watchmen: Watchmen: HD Trailer 1. 6. When the trailer starts playing, click Full screen. 7. Watch the entire video trailer. 8. Note the quality of video according to the Video playback assessment scale and the quality of audio according to the Audio playback assessment scale, and record your rating. 9. Repeat these steps four more times, rebooting between runs.

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Appendix A – Test system information This appendix provides detailed configuration information about the test systems we used. Figure 6 provides configuration information about the notebook systems, and Figure 7 provides configuration information about the desktop systems.

Sony Vaio VGN-FS550 Sony Vaio NS140E/S Sony Vaio AW125J/H System Intel Pentium M 730 Intel Mobile Core 2 Intel Mobile Core 2 1.60 GHz Duo T7250 2 GHz Duo P8400 2.26 GHz

General Processor and OS kernel: (physical, core, logical)/(UP, 1P1C1L/UP 1P2C2L/MP 1P2C2L/MP MP) Number of physical 1 1 1 processors Single/dual core processors Single Dual Dual System power management VAIO Optimized VAIO Optimized VAIO Optimized policy Processor power-saving EIST EIST EIST option System dimensions (length x 14-1/4” x 10-1/2” x 1- 17-1/4” x 11-1/2” x 1- 14-1/4” x 10-1/2” x 1-1/2” width x height) 1/2” 1/4” System weight 6 lbs. 4 oz. 6 lbs. 7 lbs. 13.5 oz. CPU Vendor Intel Intel Intel Name Pentium M Mobile Core 2 Duo Mobile Core 2 Duo Model number 730 T5800 P8400 Stepping 8 D 6 Socket type and number of Socket 479 mPGA Socket P (478) Socket P (478) pins Core frequency (GHz) 1.60 2.00 2.26 Front-side bus frequency 533 800 1,066 (MHz) 32 KB + 32 KB (per 32 KB + 32 KB (per L1 cache 32 KB + 32 KB core) core) L2 cache (MB) 2 2 3 Platform Vendor Sony Sony Sony model number VGN-FS550 VGN-NS140E VGN-AW125J Motherboard Intel i915GMS Intel GM45 Intel PM45 Motherboard revision number 03 07 07 System/motherboard serial C20009ZH C6UDFSCY C600XH82 number Phoenix Technologies American Megatrends American Megatrends BIOS name and version LTD R0070J0 Inc. R0190Y3 Inc. R0200Y2 (12/19/2004) (07/09/2008) (08/12/2008)

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Sony Vaio VGN-FS550 Sony Vaio NS140E/S Sony Vaio AW125J/H System Intel Pentium M 730 Intel Mobile Core 2 Intel Mobile Core 2 1.60 GHz Duo T7250 2 GHz Duo P8400 2.26 GHz BIOS settings Default Default Default Memory module(s) Hyundai Qimonda Vendor and model number Infineon 64D32020GDL6C HYMP125S64CP8-S6 64T25602EDL2.5C2 HYMP112S64CP6-S6 Type PC-2700 PC2-6400 PC2-6400 Speed (MHz) 333 800 800 Speed running in the system 333 800 800 (MHz) Timing/latency (tCL-tRCD- 2.5-3-3-7 6-6-6-18 6-6-6-18 tRP-tRASmin) Size (MB) 512 3,072 4,096 1 X 2,048 MB, 1 x Number of memory module(s) 2 x 256 MB 2 x 2,048 MB 1,024 MB Chip organization Double-sided Double-sided Double-sided Channel Dual Dual Dual Hard disk Hitachi Vendor and model number Hitachi DK23FA-80 Seagate ST9250827AS HTS723232L9SA60 Size (GB) 80 250 320 Buffer size (MB) 8 8 16 RPM 4,200 5,400 7,200 Type Ultra ATA/66 SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s Controller Intel 82801FBM ICH6-M Intel 82801IM ICH9-M Intel 82801IM ICH9-M Microsoft Microsoft Intel 6.1.0.1004 Driver 6.0.6001.1800 6.0.6001.18000 (03/24/2004) (06/21/2006) (06/21/2006) Operating system Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Name Vista Home Premium Home Edition Vista Home Premium x64 Build number 2600 6001 6001 Service pack 3 1 1 File system NTFS NTFS NTFS Kernel ACPI Uniprocessor PC ACPI x86-based PC ACPI x64-based PC Language English English English Microsoft DirectX version DirectX 9.0c DirectX 10 DirectX 10 Graphics Intel Mobile 4 Series NVIDIA GeForce Vendor and model number Intel GMA 900 Express Chipset 9600M GT Type Integrated Integrated Discrete Mobile Intel 915GM Chipset Intel GMA 4500MHD NVIDIA 9600M GT Express chipset BIOS version 3412 1654 62.94.3c.0.39 Memory size (MB) 128 128 512 Resolution 1,280 x 800 1,280 x 800 1,920 x 1,080 Intel 6.14.10.3929 Intel 7.15.10.1511 NVIDIA 7.15.11.7622 Driver (10/8/2004) (06/27/2008) (7/24/2008)

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Sony Vaio VGN-FS550 Sony Vaio NS140E/S Sony Vaio AW125J/H System Intel Pentium M 730 Intel Mobile Core 2 Intel Mobile Core 2 1.60 GHz Duo T7250 2 GHz Duo P8400 2.26 GHz Sound card/subsystem Bluetooth Hands-free Audio

Realtek High Definition Realtek High Definition Vendor and model number Realtek High Definition Audio Audio Audio

NVIDIA HDMI Audio Broadcom Corp. 6.2.0.4400 (7/15/2008)

Realtek Semiconductor Realtek Semiconductor Realtek Semiconductor Driver Corp. 5.10.0.5035 Corp. 6.0.1.5653 Corp. 6.0.1.5648 (11/3/2004) (06/27/2008) (06/20/2008)

NVIDIA 1.0.0.30 (06/25/2008) Ethernet Vendor and model number Intel PRO/100 VE Marvell Yukon 88E8055 Marvell Yukon 88E8055 Intel 8.0.13.0 Marvell 10.57.3.3 Marvell 10.53.2.3 Driver (08/19/2004) (04/04/2008) (01/18/2008) Wireless Intel PRO/Wireless Vendor and model number Intel WiFi Link 5100 Intel WiFi Link 5100 2200BG Intel 12.0.0.73 Intel 12.0.0.73 Driver Intel 9.0.1.9 (10/29/2004) (04/27/2008) (04/27/2008) Modem HDAUDIO SoftV92 Data HDAUDIO SoftV92 HDAUDIO SoftV92 Vendor and model number Fax Modem Data Fax Modem Data Fax Modem CXT 7.12.12.0 CXT 7.62.0.50 CXT 7.62.0.50 Driver (10/1/2004) (02/12/2007) (02/12/2007) Optical drive(s) Matshita BD-MLT Vendor and model number Matshita UJ-831Da Optiarc AD-7560S UJ230AS 24x CD-R Write, 8x 24x CD-R Write, 8x 24x CD-R Write, 8x Type DVD-R Write DVD-R Write DVD-R Write USB ports Number 3 4 3 Type 2.0 2.0 2.0 Other Media card reader Media card reader Media card reader IEEE 1394 ports Number 1 1 (S400) 1 Monitor LCD type WXGA LCD WXGA LCD TFT Active Matrix Screen size (inches) 15.4 15.4 18.4 Refresh rate (Hz) 60 60 60

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Sony Vaio VGN-FS550 Sony Vaio NS140E/S Sony Vaio AW125J/H System Intel Pentium M 730 Intel Mobile Core 2 Intel Mobile Core 2 1.60 GHz Duo T7250 2 GHz Duo P8400 2.26 GHz Battery Sony VGP-BPS2A Sony VGP-BPS13/B Sony VGP-BPS13/B Type Lithium Ion Lithium Ion Lithium Ion Size (length x width x height) 8” x 2” x 3/4” 8” x 2-1/4” x 3/4” 8” x 2-1/4” x 3/4” 4400mAh/11.1V 4400mAh/11.1V Rated capacity 4400mAh/11.1V (49Wh) (49Wh) (49Wh) Weight (oz.) 11 11 11 Figure 6: Notebook test system configurations.

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HP Compaq dc5100 HP Pavilion a6660t HP Pavilion Elite System Intel Pentium 4 640 Duo E7300 d5100t Intel Core 2 3.20 GHz 2.6 GHz Quad Q9300 2.5 GHz

General Processor and OS kernel: (physical, core, logical)/(UP, 1P1C2L/UP 1P2C2L/MP 1P4C4L/MP MP) Number of physical 1 1 1 processors Single/dual/quad-core Single Dual Quad processors System power management Home/office desk Recommended settings Recommended settings policy CPU Vendor Intel Intel Intel Name Pentium 4 Core 2 Duo Core 2 Quad Model number 640 E7300 Q9300 Stepping 3 6 7 Socket type Socket LGA775 Socket LGA775 Socket LGA775 Core frequency (GHz) 3.20 2.66 2.50 Front-side bus frequency 800 1,066 1,333 (MHz) 32 KB + 32 KB (per 32 KB + 32 KB (per L1 cache 16 KB + 12 Kμops core) core) L2 cache 2 MB 3 MB 2 x 3 MB Platform Vendor and model number Hewlett-Packard Pegatron Corporation Pegatron Corporation Motherboard model number 09E0h Benicia Burbank Motherboard chipset Intel i915P/i915G Intel P35/G33/G31 Intel P35/G33/G31 Motherboard revision B1 A2 A2 number Motherboard serial number 2UA5450DVV MXV90100Z3 MXV90101T8 Hewlett-Packard 786C2 American Megatrends American Megatrends BIOS name and version v01.08 (04/17/2006) Inc. 5.35 (12/16/2008) Inc. 5.20 (10/08/2008) BIOS settings Default Default Default Memory module(s) Micron Technology Hyundai Electronics Hyundai Electronics Vendor and model number 4HTF3264Y-53EB2 HYMP112U64CP8-S6 HYMP112U64CP8-S6 Type PC2-4200 PC2-6400 PC2-6400 Speed (MHz) 533 800 800 Speed running in the system 533 800 800 (MHz) Timing/latency (tCL-tRCD- 4-4-4-12 6-6-6-18 6-6-6-18 tRP-tRASmin)

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HP Compaq dc5100 HP Pavilion a6660t HP Pavilion Elite System Intel Pentium 4 640 Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 d5100t Intel Core 2 3.20 GHz 2.6 GHz Quad Q9300 2.5 GHz Size (MB) 512 2,048 4,096 Number of memory 2 x 256 MB 2 x 1,024 MB 4 x 1,024 MB module(s) Chip organization Single-sided Single-sided Single-sided Channel Dual Dual Dual Hard disk Western Digital Hitachi Vendor and model number Samsung HD080HJ WD3200AAJS HDS721075KLA330 Size (GB) 80 320 750 Buffer size (MB) 8 8 32 RPM 7,200 7,200 7,200 Type SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 Intel 82801IR ICH9R Intel 82801IR ICH9R Intel 6.0.0.1011 Intel 8.2.3.1001 Intel 8.2.3.1001 Controller driver (02/29/2004) (06/11/2008) (06/11/2008) Operating system Windows XP Windows Vista Home Windows Vista Home Name Professional Premium Premium Build number 2600 6001 6001 Service pack Service Pack 3 Service Pack 1 Service Pack 1 File system NTFS NTFS NTFS Kernel ACPI Multiprocessor PC ACPI x86-based PC ACPI x64-based PC Language English English English Microsoft DirectX version 9.0c 10.0 10.0 Graphics NVIDIA GeForce NVIDIA GeForce 9500 Vendor and model number Intel GMA 900 9300GE GS Type Integrated Discrete Discrete Intel 82915G/GV/910GL Chipset GeForce 9300 GE GeForce 9500 GS Express Chipset BIOS version 3329 62.98.29.0.14 62.94.35.0.16 Memory size (MB) 128 128 512 Resolution 1,280 x 1,024 1,280 x 1,024 1,280 x 1,024 Intel 6.14.10.3924 NVIDIA 7.15.11.7556 NVIDIA 7.15.11.7556 Driver (09/30/2004) (04/17/2008) (04/17/2008) Sound card/subsystem SoundMAX Integrated Realtek High Definition Realtek High Definition Vendor and model number Digital Audio Audio Audio Analog Devices, Inc. Realtek Semiconductor Realtek Semiconductor Driver 5.12.1.4070 Corp. 6.0.1.5657 Corp.6.0.1.5657 (04/15/2004) (07/03/2008) (07/03/3008) Ethernet Broadcom NetXtreme Realtek RTL8168C Vendor and model number Intel 82566DC-2 Gigabit Gigabit Family PCI-E Gigabit Realtek Broadcom 7.80.1.0 Intel 9.12.16.0 Driver 6.2003.214.2008 (11/16/2004) (01/14/2008) (02/14/2008)

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HP Compaq dc5100 HP Pavilion a6660t HP Pavilion Elite System Intel Pentium 4 640 Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 d5100t Intel Core 2 3.20 GHz 2.6 GHz Quad Q9300 2.5 GHz Optical drive(s) LITE-ON SOHD-16P9S (The HP system did not come with a DVD burner so we used a SONY Vendor and model number PLDS DH16A6L-C TSSTcorp TS-H653Z DVD RW DRX-820U USB device for the Adobe Photoshop and Elements tests) 40x CD-R Write, 16x 40x CD-R Write, 16x 40x CD-R Write, 16x Type DVD-R Write DVD-RW Write DVD-RW Write Interface IDE, USB SATA SATA Dual/single layer Single, dual Dual Dual USB ports Number 8 6 6 Type 2.0 2.0 2.0 IEEE 1394 Number 0 1 2 Monitor Samsung Samsung Samsung Type SyncMaster997DF SyncMaster997DF SyncMaster997DF Screen size (inches) 19 19 19 Refresh rate (Hz) 85 85 85

Figure 7: Desktop test system configurations.

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About Principled Technologies We provide industry-leading technology assessment and fact-based marketing services. We bring to every assignment extensive experience with and expertise in all aspects of technology testing and analysis, from researching new technologies, to developing new methodologies, to testing with existing and new tools.

When the assessment is complete, we know how to present the results to a broad range of target audiences. We provide our clients with the materials they need, from market-focused data to use in their own collateral to custom sales aids, such as test reports, performance assessments, and white papers. Every document reflects the results of our trusted independent analysis.

We provide customized services that focus on our clients’ individual requirements. Whether the technology involves hardware, software, Web sites, or services, we offer the experience, expertise, and tools to help you assess how it will fare against its competition, its performance, whether it’s ready to go to market, and its quality and reliability.

Our founders, Mark L. Van Name and Bill Catchings, have worked together in technology assessment for over 20 years. As journalists, they published over a thousand articles on a wide array of technology subjects. They created and led the Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation, which developed such industry-standard benchmarks as Ziff Davis Media’s Winstone and WebBench. They founded and led eTesting Labs, and after the acquisition of that company by Lionbridge Technologies were the head and CTO of VeriTest.

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